1. The Supply and Demand Issue Large companies require a significant workforce to function efficiently. However, the availability of top-tier, high-performing employees is limited. Not everyone in the job market has the skills, drive, or dedication to be a high performer. Consequently, organizations often hire a mix of high and average performers to fill critical roles, ensuring that the business keeps running smoothly, even if not every employee is a star.

2. Retention of High Performers While high performers contribute significantly to a company’s growth, they have fast-paced career ambitions. They seek rapid advancement and continuous opportunities for development. If an organization were to fill most roles with high potentials, it would struggle to meet their career growth expectations, leading to disengagement and eventual turnover. Average performers help balance the business continuity objective and provide stability while high potentials drive the growth objective and rise within the company.

3. Continuity in Business Operations Average performers often provide consistency. Small companies, in particular, may find it challenging to attract and retain top-tier talent due to limited resources or fewer opportunities for growth or lack of employer brand. In these cases, average performers play an essential role in maintaining business continuity. They deliver reliable results, serve customers efficiently, and contribute to operational stability over the long term.

4. Stability in the Workforce Average performers often value job security, and as a result, they may stay with a company for a longer period than high performers. This creates a stable workforce, reducing turnover rates and ensuring that institutional knowledge is retained within the company.

5. Citizens of the Company Average performers may be more loyal than high performers for the reasons discussed above. They may align with leadership better and not question their decisions. Therefore leadership may have strong preference for them.

Conclusion

In any organization, average performers play a crucial role in balancing operational needs, ensuring workforce stability, and supporting high performers. This mix of talent allows companies to thrive by catering to both immediate business needs and long-term growth.

Therefore, as high performers, you have to be cognizant of these facts. If you are stable, loyal, and a citizen of the company in addition to being high performers you will succeed in the company and do not need to switch jobs. Every time you switch job you have to prove yourself again, build relationships, and run a risk of failing due to misalignment with the new culture.

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